Mike's taking a much deserved week off, so we'll be guest hosting for him once again every night this week on the nationally-syndicated Mike Malloy Show on your public airwaves, on the Internet (streaming links below) and on SiriusXM ch. 127! Don't miss a single thrilling episode!

As usual, we'll be BradCasting, LIVE from 9pm-Mid ET (6p-9p PT), coast-to-coast and around the globe from L.A.'s KTLK am1150 in beautiful downtown Burbank. Join us by tuning in, chatting in, Tweeting in and calling in! Our LIVE chat room will be up and rolling right here at The BRAD BLOG, as usual, while we are on the air. Please stop by and join the fun while you're listening! (The Chat Room will open at the bottom of this item a few minutes before airtime, see down below, just above "Comments" section.)

MICHAEL LIGHTY, Policy Director for the CA Nurses Association on whether or not unions (both public and private sector) can survive against the current PR onslaught and the fight by Big Government Republicans to take away their rights as citizens in the post-Citizens United, post-Scott Walker era.

PLUS! Much much more as usual! Along with your phone calls over your public airwaves at 877-520-1150 and your tweets to @TheBradBlog!...

POST-SHOW UPDATE: It's great to be back! And tonight's show made it all worth while. Sez me. The commercial-free archives are all below, along with the chat room archives if you want to read along while you listen! It's a good one! Enjoy!...

(Each "Hour" actually 38 mins, now that commercials are removed.)

HOUR 1: What you probably don't know (unfortunately) about the WI recall election results. Brad rants on that, before being joined by Walker supporter John Washburn...Does John agree with Brad? Listen and find out!...Download MP3 or listen online below...

HOUR 2: Michael Lighty joins Brad to figure out how the unions can recover...and if they can. Plus callers ring in on same.Download MP3 or listen online below...

HOUR 3: A quick visit from the Green News Report's Desi Doyen, and then some great callers for the rest of the hour. Really great callers!...Download MP3 or listen online below...